Obsession: Stories about scientific fixations
b"Science has a way of inspiring obsession. In this week\\u2019s episode, both our storytellers spiral deep into a personal all-consuming preoccupation.\\nPart 1: Curtis Chou becomes dogmatic in his quest to correct a person\\u2019s incorrect fact on the internet.\\nPart 2: Richard Cardillo is determined to uncover a priest\\u2019s secret to keeping a thriving cactus collection.\\nCurtis Chou is a science communicator, puzzle enthusiast, and all-around adventure seeker. Curtis\\u2019s preferred bubble tea order is half-sweet strawberry milk tea with pearls and less ice. \\nRichard Cardillo\\xa0is a six-time Moth StorySLAM winner who's appeared on The Moth Radio Hour and the Moth podcast. He is featured on The Best of RISK! #12 podcast. He\\u2019s performed at Story Collider, RISK!, Yum's the Word, PBS Stories From The Stage,\\xa0and Big Irv\\u2019s Storytelling Show. Rich is a passionate bread baker and, yes, has gone to that quirky (scary?) place of naming his 16-year-old sourdough starter.\\xa0\\nRich is also a 25-year resident of NYC's Lower East Side and has been an educator for over three decades on two continents and in three languages. He's instructed on all levels from preschool to graduate programs, considering himself still more of a learner than a teacher....but always a storyteller! \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"